Oath of the Tennis Court
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Economics
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Wars, Battles, French Revolution, Reign of Terror
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: June 20, 1789
Article abstract: The Oath of the Tennis Court by the representatives of the French third estate forces Louis XVI to accept a truly national Assembly, thus precipitating the French Revolution.
Summary of Event
King Louis XVI of France was forced to call the Estates-General in 1789 because the nobility and the higher clergy had been unwilling to cooperate with him in an attempt to introduce financial reforms. Although France was one of the most prosperous nations in Europe at the time, the royal government was on the verge of bankruptcy. An inept system...
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